General · 2 March 2026
555 Iranians Killed in Three Days as Hospitals and Girls School Hit in US-Israeli Strikes
Iran's Red Crescent Society confirmed at least 555 people have been killed inside Iran since Saturday, including 165 children at a girls' school in Minab, southern Iran. BBC Verify independently confirmed two Tehran hospitals were among targets struck. The true toll remains impossible to verify due to Iran's near-total internet blackdown and media restrictions. More than 130 cities across Iran reported active strikes over 48 hours. Iranian authorities declared 40 days of national mourning following the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei in the opening wave of strikes.
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